How to prune gardenias after they fade

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1. Cut off the remaining flowers

2. Short branches

3. Thinning and pruning branches

4. Retracting branches

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After the flowers wither, some residual flowers remain on them, and these residual flowers and buds need to be cut off in time to encourage growth to resume as soon as possible. Leggy branches need to be shortened and annual flowering branches cut off. It has a strong tendency to grow and sprout. After the flowers wither, the branches need to be thinned and pruned. Dead branches, diseased branches, cross branches, overlapping branches, etc. must also be cut off. Retracting branches is also a method of pruning flower branches. For flower branches that are more than two years old, the branches need to be cut appropriately.

1. Cut off the remaining flowers

1. Cut off the remaining flowers

After the flowers wither, some of the remaining flowers will remain on the flower branches. Although these have withered, they will still consume nutrients, so they need to be removed in time after the flowering is over. Cutting off these dead flower buds can accumulate nutrients and promote the restoration of growth as soon as possible.

2. Short branches

Many leggy branches may appear during growth. These branches need to be shortened and annual flower branches cut off to adjust the growth. The degree of pruning varies with different growth conditions. Young plants can be slightly shortened, while adult plants can be pruned more heavily. This can stimulate the germination and growth of later lateral buds and improve the appearance.

3. Thinning and pruning branches

It has a strong tendency to grow and sprout. After the flowers wither, it is necessary to do a good job of thinning and pruning the branches. All dead branches, diseased branches, cross branches, overlapping branches, drooping branches, etc. that grow on it must be carefully treated. And pruning it off can not only accumulate nutrients to promote growth, but also increase light transmittance.

4. Retracting branches

After the flowers wither, this is also a method of pruning flower branches. It is mainly aimed at flower branches that are more than two years old. These branches need to be shortened appropriately to ensure the overall balance.

2. Short branches

3. Thinning and pruning branches

4. Retracting branches

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